Posters

This doesn't count for much but we have twice as many posters up as Labour in Southville.

Good for visibility, though doesn't tell you much more

Mind you we are both struggling against the posters for a certain street party on Friday....

2 weekes 2 days, 4 bank holidays, 1 royal wedding to go

Canvassing seems to be going pretty well thus far. Our vote is holding up well, we are picking up a few votes off Labour and LibDems, although Labour seem to be better organised than last time. Interesting times, and lots of hard work to go!

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COLLISIONS INVOLVING MOTOR VEHICLES AND CYCLISTS OR PEDESTRIANS

• Session: 2010-11
• Date tabled: 02.02.2011
• Primary sponsor: Caton, Martin
• Sponsors:
  • Bottomley, Peter
  • Durkan, Mark
  • George, Andrew
  • Russell, Bob
  • Skinner, Dennis

That this House acknowledges that many other European countries have much better cyclist and pedestrian safety records than the UK; recognises that these countries apply the principle of stricter liability to vulnerable road victims, so that drivers of vehicles that hit cyclists or pedestrians are assumed liable unless they can prove their innocence; believes that this makes drivers more aware of the vulnerability of children, cyclists and pedestrians; notes that, in contrast in UK road traffic personal injury cases, the burden of proof is on the victim to prove the other party was negligent; is aware of research that shows the fatality rate of cyclists aged 10 to 14 involved in collisions with motor vehicles is five times worse in the UK than in the Netherlands and Sweden; and calls on the Government to bring road traffic personal injury legislation into line with workplace health and safety law, product liability law and car passenger protection by adoption of the principle of stricter liability.

Bedminster

I was sent an email about the election in Bedminster where a supporter contacted the LibDem candidate


 I would like to draw your attention to a 'misleading' statement in the Focus leaflet that dropped through my door this week.  In it you claim that 'Conservative and Green Party voters in Bedminster are getting behind local campaigner Ian Cooper to be our new local councillor'.  Given that the Green Party are fielding their own candidate in this election (Kath Slade) I would like to know on what basis you make this assertion?  Unless you are able to do so I can only assume that it was a deliberate attempt to misinform residents as to their options.

Suffice it to say, the Green Party urges Green supporters in Bedminster to vote for the real thing, not imitations!!!

Town green process

Good to see that the council today decided to defer making a decision over its proposed changes to town green applications (to bat it off to officer land).  At least we will have a period of consultation now.

Went canvassing last night for the first time

It went pretty well, vote seems to be pretty solid - lost one communist vote to Labour, and picked up 1 LibDem

The sample is too small of course, but if we pick up all LibDem votes and lose allCommunist votes, we'll be fine!

I never understand why the Communist Party vote Labour.  They are in a different political party, but seem to fall into line whenever it becomes meaningful.